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October 2021
Message from the Exalted Ruler, Mike Betenbaugh
Hello to everyone at Houston Elks Lodge 151. As we move into October hopefully cool-
er weather is on its way to Southeast Texas. On September 11th members of your Lodge
placed our American flags along West Airport Boulevard, and put up new American, POW /
MIA, and Texas flags then moved them to half-staff. This was all finished at 7:46 am local
time, which is the exact time that the first plane hit the World Trade Center on that day 20
years ago in a terrorist attack against the United States of America. We must never forget
those events that occurred on September 11th, 2001.
On the 15th of September a Prisoner of War/ Missing in Action Remembrance ceremony was conducted
by Officers of the Lodge. This is a new ceremony that Elks Lodges across the United States perform, and it
was the first time that it had been performed at our Lodge to show honor and respect to all who have been a
POW or are still in captivity, and to all who have been declared MIA. “Until the day they return home, or are
returned to find eternal peace, We Must, and We Will Always Remember”. Next year September 11th is on
a Sunday, and it would be very respectful to combine both ceremonies together on that day.
Homecoming took place the 17th and 18th of September at Ottine. This year is the 75th year of Ottine. Your
Sweetheart Linda Sheffield did very well at Homecoming. A very big Thank You to all who helped Linda get
ready for and or helped Linda at her Sweetheart table. Also, a very big Thank You to everyone who made all
the other events of Homecoming occur. Even though it was very hot that weekend it was a very good Home-
coming. Again, thank you all.
Members of your Lodge contributed Hurricane Ida relief supplies that were transported to Homecoming,
and those supplies were picked up by Members of the Liberty, Texas Lodge to be delivered to folks in need
of those items. This is what we as Elks do. Elks care, Elks share.
The annual Grand Lodge District Deputy visit to your Lodge took place on September 21st.
Thank you to Sally DiPalma, Renay Bennet, and Joy Olmos for being at the Lodge that night
representing the Gulf Coast District. Your efforts are truly appreciated. I especially want to
say thnk you to all of our Officers who were at the Lodge that night.
Fraternally,
Mike Betenbaugh
Exalted Ruler
October Volunteer of the Month
Lodge Sweetheart Linda Sheffield
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FROM THE ESTEEMED LEADINGKNIGHT
Time seems to have flown by this year and it is already October. Can you believe summer
is over and the fall sessions of school are already in full swing? Quoting from Robert Frost;
“In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.” Indeed, life
does goes on and this brings me to our virtual challenge in Brotherly Love for October.
Brotherly Love teaches us that we have opportunity to do good unto others. So we are pre-
sented with a crossroad as time continues to march forward, consciously choose to do
good unto others or continue without being aware of doing good and just hope for the best.
We hear the phrase, live in the present but here’s a new twist, trying to be present in the
present as we choose to do good. It all goes right back to the foundation of being an Elk, do unto others as
you would have them do unto you, the Golden Rule. Brotherly Love teaches us that the behaviors that
demonstrate doing good unto others include; reaching our hand in friendship to others, lightening one an-
other’s burdens, helping those that are exhausted, and supporting those that mourn.
You may have noticed that the October challenge sounds very similar to the August challenge. The August
virtual challenge related to how Brotherly Love manifests itself in kindness of deeds and the challenge was
to conduct one random act of kindness during the month in expression of Brotherly love to lighten
someone’s burden. The virtual challenge for October is related to consciously choosing to do good unto
others. You choose what opportunity to be present in the present with; reaching out in friendship to a
stranger, helping someone that is exhausted, or supporting someone that is mourning a lose. And remem-
ber, lose comes in many fashions, lose of a person, a job, a friendship, a pet, a treasured heirloom, many
things.
The most wonderful part of practicing the virtual challenge of Brotherly Love for October, choosing to do
good unto others, by practicing it becomes a habit and soon it is just a part of the virtuous person that you
are! Aristotle said the purpose of life is “happiness”. Welcome to HAPPINESS.
Fraternally yours;
Cindie Pridy
Esteemed Lecturing Knight
FROM THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors are diligently working together to address remaining improvements
to our social quarters and other areas around the Lodge. From my last report, we have
repaired the kitchen drain, upgraded the air conditioning, repaired the pool and replaced
the kitchen exhaust fan.
Members, the Board acts at the direction of the Lodge and is not independent of it. Your
input is valuable to us and so plan on attending one of our board meetings. If there is
something you would like for us to address on our monthly agenda, please contact one of the officers.
Fraternally,
Andy Mishaga , PSP
4 Year Trustee
October 8 — Steak Night
October 9 - 10 — Chili Cookoff
October 16 — Trunk or Treat 5 – 8 pm
October 29 - 30 — TESA Fall Conference (Dallas)
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FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
Hooray, Fall has arrived, and I for one have had enough of our Houston heat for the year and am
ready for some cool fall days.
We have had a lot of really good events recently at the Lodge, if you didn’t attend you missed out
on a lot of fun.
I would like to commend two of our members who have really stepped up lately. Our Loyal Knight
Cynthia Rowland has really done a great job with Elks National Foundation, despite being injured in
a car wreck that did not slow her down at all. PER/Trustee Joy Olmos has helped raise hundreds of dollars for the
Lodge with gift basket and 50/50 raffles that did not cost the Lodge anything, her donations and efforts are appreci-
ated.
As of this writing we still have 52 members on the delinquent list, if you have not paid your dues, we need you. We
have a lot of fun activities and fellowship planned for this year, so come out and be a part of it. We are still very in-
volved in charitable and community activities and as always we continue to support our Veterans.
Our By-Laws Amendments have been approved and as of October 1st we have gone back to meeting every week
on Tuesdays except in the months of June, August and December when we will meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
We have an enthusiastic group of officers and committee chairs this year and we have already had some great ac-
tivities and have many more planned, come out and be a part of it.
As always, thank you all for what you do for our Lodge.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Jim Grissom
Secretary
Gulf Coast District Leader
Remember Members….
Sickness and Distress is always in order
Prayers are needed for….
Joy Olmos Son-in-Law
Christy Trevino
Cynthia Rowland
Katherine Garrett, mother of Ann Grissom Passing of Betty Felts
Friend of Troy Lynn Betenbaugh - Marilyn Passing of the mother of Charles
Brian Crawford Parshall from Clear Lake Lodge
Friend of Troy Lynn Betenbaugh - Marilyn
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LODGE OFFICERS
2021 - 2022
Exalted Ruler Mike Betenbaugh
Est. Leading Knight Alex Laverock
Est. Loyal Knight Cindy Roland
Est. Lecturing Knight Cindie Pridy
Secretary
Treasurer
Jim Grissom, PDDGER SRDL
Michael Callahan, PSP
Birthdays for the month of
Tiler Al Olmos, PER OCTOBER
Esquire Ramona Mishaga, PER,
Past TESA 1st Lady
Chaplain Troy Lynn Betenbaugh 01 Doig, Terry
Inner Guard Joanna Ortiz 01 McMullen, Charles
1-Year Trustee Joy Olmos, PER, Past GC VP
03 Crawford, Brian
2-Year Trustee Ann Grissom
3-Year Trustee Lowell Neinast PER 04 Tamsett, L Pauline
4-Year Trustee Andy Mishaga, PSP 05 Valdez, Arthur J
5-Year Trustee Renay Bennett, PER
07 Taylor, Lance
09 Bremer, Edward D
09 Olson, Byron J
LODGE COMMITTEE CHAIRS
10 Felts, Betty
& COORDINATORS 2021– 2022 11 Hudson, Philip S
Accident Prevention Alex Laverock 11 Keller, Holly A
Americanism Al Olmos, PER 12 Kanak, Thomas D
Auditing & Accounting Ramona Mishaga, PER 12 Marlar, Kenneth L
Bar Manager Kristen Baker
18 Lindsey, Mandy Diane
Community Activities Alex Laverock
Drug Awareness Andy Mishaga, PSP 18 Penafiel, Eduardo
Elks Memorial Day Ramona Mishaga, PER 19 DeLeon, Andressa
Elks National Foundation Cynthia Rowland
Flag Day Lowell Neinast, PER 20 Herndon, William
Government Relations John Atwood, Area 6 JD, 23 Gaas, Laura J
PDDGER, PER
24 Ostrowski, Zbigniew (Marcus)
Hoop Shoot Ken Boyd, PDDGER
Indoctrination Andy Mishaga, PSP
27 Ayres, Nancy
Investigation Jack Grabbe, PER 27 Cooley, Joyce
Lodge Activities House Committee 27 George, Larry R
Lodge Bulletin Ramona Mishaga, PER
27 McMullen, Troy
Membership Sally DiPalma, DDGER
Membership Retention Alex Laverock 28 Bierman, Ginger
National Veterans Service Mike Callahan, PSP 28 Lovett, Terry J
PER Association Lowell Neinast, PER 28 Schulz, Glenn C
Ritual Andy Mishaga, PSP
29 Tamsett, Sean Alan
Scholarship Cindie Pridy
State Major Project Linda Sheffield 29 Wilkins, Bruce G
Youth Activities Ramona Mishaga, PER 31 Cheek, John
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AROUND THE LODGE
Remembering 9/11
POW / MIA Ceremony
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October 2021
Sun da y Mond a y Tue sd ay W edn e sda y Thur sd a y Fri da y S atu rd ay
1 2
TESA Veterans TESA Veterans
Retreat at Ottine Retreat at Ottine
Queen of Hearts
Drawing 6pm
3 4 5 Dinner 6pm $11 6 7 8 9
TESA Veterans Lodge Closed ( Mike B & Alex) Wings n Things Taco Bowl Dinner and
Retreat at Ottine 5-6:30pm Steak Night Dinner 6pm Dart Tournament
Membership Mtg 7 pm $10
Queen of Hearts Queen of Hearts
Lodge Meeting 7:30pm Drawing 6pm
Drawing 7:30pm
PER Corn Hole
Tournament 8pm Debra Thompson
Memorial Chili Cook Off
10 11 12 Dinner 6pm $11 13 14 15 16
PER Spaghetti Wings n Things House Committee Trunk or Treat
5-6:30pm and Board Meeting 5 – 8 pm
Lodge Closed Lodge Meeting 7:30pm 6:30 pm
Queen of Hearts Queen of Hearts
Debra Thompson Drawing 7:30pm Drawing 6pm
Memorial Chili Cook Off
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Wings n Things
Lodge Meeting 7:30 pm 5-6:30pm Queen of Hearts
Lodge Closed Drawing 6pm
Tracks Deadline Queen of Hearts
Drawing 7:30pm
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Lodge Closed No Meal No Drawing
_____________________ 6pm Dinner $11
31 Gumbo ( Mike C ) No Drawing TESA Fall Conference
Happy Halloween Lodge Meeting 7:30pm TESA Fall TESA Fall Conference In Dallas
TESA Fall Conference Conference in Dallas In Dallas
In Dallas
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